Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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wis . - noun A Middle English form of woose, ooze.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
wuss .
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Examples
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Nyce grabatar Mezzomom, yer name wus blue and den nawt blue but I wented to yer profile and looked at yer foetoes, berry nyce.
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Her name wus Mrs. Winnie Dunbar and she moved to Columbia, South
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She married a man named Bill Brown, and her name wus Julia Howard Brown.
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I done went down to Demus soon as dat weddin 'wus brung up.
Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902
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Hole on, Hole on, the coin wus ritcheer unner muh tung, I’ll find it I wunder if I swallert the dang ting?
we’re in ur iliad stealin ur myths - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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"Ol 'marster wus a judge an' his name wus Luke Johnson.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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My father's name wus Jack Emery an 'mother's name was
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Pa real name wus Adam Collins but he took his master 'name; he wus de coachman.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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'Well, you see, Mr. Kirke, de darky's name wus Black Cale, an' he wus a raised up 'long wid me by de ole gemman -- dat am master Robert's gran'fer.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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My mother's wus Marie Cotton and my father's name wus
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